Secrets And How They Affect Communication
Nathaniel Simmons, Ph.D., is a self-identified teacher, scholar, and author. He explores a variety of topics within the Communication field. In this interview, we discuss…
Category: Interviews
Binge Eating Disorder and how it can affect men too.
Ryan Sheldon (featured on the right) shared his personal story What It’s Like Being a Guy with Binge Eating Disorder , where he speaks of his experience…
Risk Factors for PTSD and Depression in Female Survivors of Rape
Rape is a traumatic event that tends to leave an emotional scar on the victim. In some cases it can lead to depression and sometimes…
Challenging the Credibility of Alleged Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse is a terrifying trauma for anyone to have to go through and it is especially worse for children. After having experienced it, they…
Is Our Mental Health In Danger Because Of Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) machines are already faster, stronger and smarter than we, humans, are. Their progress in acquiring new skills grows exponentially. How can we…
“Know thy enemy: Education about terrorism improves social attitudes toward terrorists”-An Interview with Jordan Theriault
Terrorism is one of the biggest threats we are facing today. It is something that has managed to cause fear and hatred amongst people and…
Stress Experienced by South Asian Adolescents due to Acculturative Stress- An Interview With Pratyusha Tummala-Narra
South Asian adolescents have to deal with the stress of adjusting in to a different culture, where they may face racism because of what they…
Relationship Between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Alcohol Consumption.
Post-traumatic stress disorder is when an individual cannot forget a traumatic event and experiences it again and again in their minds. These individuals are much…
Personality Decoded: An Interview With Dr. John D Mayer
Bio Dr. John D Mayer is a professor of psychology at the University of New Hampshire, and has had his blog “The Personality Analyst” on…
The Traumatized Brain: An Interview with Dr. Jennifer Sweeton
Dr. Jennifer Sweeton is a licensed clinical psychologist and a nationally-known speaker on trauma treatment. Her blog on Psychology Today features posts on trauma, stress,…
Intuition, Mind-Reading, and Other “Magic Powers” We All Have: An Interview with Jen Kim
Jen Kim is a journalist and a Northwestern University graduate who has been writing her blog “Valley Girl With a Brain” for the popular magazine…
Eye Witness Testimony- An Interview with Dr. Kristy Martire
The testimony of an eye witness is given a lot of authority at a trial. The misidentification of eyewitnesses can lead to innocent people being…
Coping as an Empath – An Interview With Dr. Judith Orloff
Empath is a word used to describe people who take on the emotions of others. These absorbed feelings can create the effect of an “emotional…
What we can learn from the Evil Queen
Fairy-tales are not only stories for children. They speak the language of our souls and can help us in challenging times of our lives.…
Is Crime Addictive? The Dark Side of Psychology – An Interview with Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.
We all know of people who are utterly obsessed with true crime – those family members who somehow ALWAYS win Cluedo (but you’re convinced they…
Lucid Dreams; Dream Characters and the Dream Ego- An Interview with Steffen C. E Schmidt
Lucid dreams are when the individual is aware of the fact that are dreaming and have complete control over their actions. In these dreams, there…
Would it Help Introverts to Act like Extroverts?-An Interview with Dr. John M. Zelenski
Introversion and extroversion are personality trait. Introversion is when the individual prefers to spend time alone to re-energize themselves and extroversion is when the individual…
Revisiting the Heinz Dilemma
Picture this: A woman was near death. There was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that…
Why Men Feel Depressed When They’re Expecting: An Interview with Dr. Daniel Singley on Men’s Peripartum Depression
We’ve heard about women suffering from postpartum depression but we seldom hear cases on men. Through Dr. Daniel Singley, let’s learn how he got inspired…
On Interdisciplinary Education – an interview with Dr Michael Hogan and Dr Carl Gombrich
Interdisciplinary education involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into one activity . It is about creating something new by thinking across boundaries. Interdisciplinarity involves researchers, students,…